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Manuel Akanji

Manuel Obafemi Akanji

DefendersSwitzerlandAge 30

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Inter Milan· Serie A

Played

Goals

Assists

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90min blocks

Position

Defender - Centre-Back

Main Position

Centre-Back

Date of Birth

1995-07-19(30)

Height

1,88

Preferred Foot

right

Place of Birth

Wiesendangen

Citizenship

Switzerland

Contract & Agent

Joined

2025-09-01

Contract Until

2028-06-30

Agent

THE·TEAM ✓

Outfitter

Puma

Market Value

€17.00m

Last Updated

2026-05-29

International

Switzerland

Honours

UEFA Champions League winnerEnglish Champion ×2Italian championUefa Supercup winnerGerman cup winner

Career Achievements

Akanji has won the UEFA Champions League (2023), two English Premier League titles (2023, 2024), the Italian Serie A title (2024), the UEFA Super Cup (2023), and the German DFB-Pokal (2021).

Biography

Manuel Akanji is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He began his career in Switzerland with FC Winterthur before moving to FC Basel, where he won the Swiss Super League. He later played for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Manchester City in the Premier League, winning multiple titles including the UEFA Champions League.

Playing Style

Akanji is known for his composure on the ball and ability to play out from the back, making him a key asset in possession-based systems. He is strong in aerial duels and has good positional awareness, though he can occasionally be caught out by pace. His versatility allows him to play in a back three or four.

Market Value History

National Team Matches (108)

Date	Opponent	H/A	Result	Competition	Min	G	A	YC
2026-06-06	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	79	0	0	1
2026-05-31	Jordan	🏠	4:1	International Friendlies	61	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Germany	🏠	3:4	International Friendlies	62	0	0	0
2025-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-11-15	Sweden	🏠	4:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-10-13	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-10-10	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	1
2025-09-08	Slovenia	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2025-09-05	Kosovo	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	1	0	0
2025-06-11	Switzerland	✈	0:4	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2025-06-07	Switzerland	✈	2:4	International Friendlies	62	0	0	0
2025-03-25	Luxembourg	🏠	3:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2025-03-21	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-11-18	Switzerland	✈	3:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-11-15	Serbia	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2024-10-15	Denmark	🏠	2:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-09-08	Spain	🏠	1:4	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2024-09-05	Switzerland	✈	2:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	1
2024-07-06	Switzerland	✈	6:4	UEFA Euro	120	0	0	0
2024-06-29	Switzerland	✈	0:2	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-23	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-19	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-15	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2024-06-08	Austria	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	76	0	0	0
2024-06-04	Estonia	🏠	4:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2024-03-26	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2024-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:0	International Friendlies	90	0	0	1
2023-11-21	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-11-18	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-11-15	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-10-15	Belarus	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	90	1	0	0
2023-09-12	Andorra	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-09-09	Switzerland	✈	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-06-19	Romania	🏠	2:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2023-06-16	Switzerland	✈	1:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-03-28	Israel	🏠	3:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2023-03-25	Switzerland	✈	0:5	European Qualifiers	82	0	0	0
2022-12-06	Switzerland	✈	6:1	World Cup	90	1	0	0
2022-12-02	Switzerland	✈	2:3	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-28	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2022-11-24	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup	90	0	0	1
2022-11-17	Switzerland	✈	2:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2022-09-27	Czechia	🏠	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-09-24	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	90	1	1	1
2022-06-12	Portugal	🏠	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2022-06-09	Spain	🏠	0:1	UEFA Nations League A	79	0	0	1
2022-06-05	Switzerland	✈	4:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-06-02	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2022-03-29	Kosovo	🏠	1:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2022-03-26	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2021-11-15	Bulgaria	🏠	4:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-11-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	1
2021-10-12	Switzerland	✈	0:4	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2021-10-09	Northern Ireland	🏠	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	53	0	0	0
2021-09-08	Switzerland	✈	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-09-05	Italy	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-09-01	Greece	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-07-02	Switzerland	✈	4:2	UEFA Euro	120	0	0	0
2021-06-28	Switzerland	✈	7:8	UEFA Euro	120	0	0	1
2021-06-20	Switzerland	✈	1:3	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-16	Switzerland	✈	3:0	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-12	Switzerland	✈	1:1	UEFA Euro	90	0	0	0
2021-06-03	Liechtenstein	🏠	7:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2021-05-30	United States	🏠	2:1	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2021-03-31	Finland	🏠	3:2	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2021-03-28	Lithuania	🏠	1:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2021-03-25	Switzerland	✈	1:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	1
2020-11-17	Switzerland	✈	0:3	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-11-14	Spain	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2020-11-11	Switzerland	✈	2:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-10-13	Switzerland	✈	3:3	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-10-10	Switzerland	✈	1:0	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2020-10-07	Croatia	🏠	1:2	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2020-09-06	Germany	🏠	1:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2020-09-03	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2019-11-18	Switzerland	✈	1:6	European Qualifiers	65	0	0	0
2019-11-15	Georgia	🏠	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-10-15	Republic of Ireland	🏠	2:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2019-10-12	Switzerland	✈	1:0	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-09-08	Gibraltar	🏠	4:0	European Qualifiers	-	0	0	0
2019-09-05	Switzerland	✈	1:1	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2019-06-09	Switzerland	✈	6:5	UEFA Nations League Finals	120	0	0	0
2019-06-05	Switzerland	✈	3:1	UEFA Nations League Finals	90	0	0	0
2019-03-26	Denmark	🏠	3:3	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	1
2019-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:2	European Qualifiers	90	0	0	0
2018-11-18	Belgium	🏠	5:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2018-11-14	Qatar	🏠	0:1	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-10-15	Switzerland	✈	1:2	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2018-10-12	Switzerland	✈	2:1	UEFA Nations League A	-	0	0	0
2018-09-11	Switzerland	✈	1:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2018-09-08	Iceland	🏠	6:0	UEFA Nations League A	90	0	0	0
2018-07-03	Switzerland	✈	1:0	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-27	Switzerland	✈	2:2	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-22	Switzerland	✈	1:2	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-17	Switzerland	✈	1:1	World Cup	90	0	0	0
2018-06-08	Japan	🏠	2:0	International Friendlies	45	0	0	0
2018-06-03	Switzerland	✈	1:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2018-03-27	Panama	🏠	6:0	International Friendlies	-	0	0	0
2018-03-23	Switzerland	✈	0:1	International Friendlies	90	0	0	0
2017-11-12	Northern Ireland	🏠	0:0	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-11-09	Switzerland	✈	0:1	World Cup Qualification Playoffs	90	0	0	0
2017-10-10	Switzerland	✈	2:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-10-07	Hungary	🏠	5:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-09-03	Switzerland	✈	0:3	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	-	0	0	0
2017-08-31	Andorra	🏠	3:0	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0
2017-06-09	Switzerland	✈	0:2	World Cup Qualifiers (Europe)	90	0	0	0